" brings "

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begets,

•  breeds,

•  brings about,

•  brings on,

•  catalyzes,

•  causes,

•  creates,

•  does,

•  draws on,

•  effects,

•  effectuates,

•  engenders,

•  generates,

•  induces,

•  invokes,

•  makes,

•  occasions,

•  produces,

•  prompts,

•  results (in),

•  spawns,

•  translates (into),

•  works,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request;

  * e.g., " ... nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argues,

•  brings around,

•  converts,

•  convinces,

•  gains,

•  gets,

•  induces,

•  moves,

•  persuades,

•  prevails (on or upon),

•  satisfies,

•  talks (into),

•  wins (over)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a price of;

  * e.g., " ... the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction "

•  Synonyms : 

•  costs,

•  fetches,

•  goes (for),

•  runs,

•  sells (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beget,

•  breed,

•  bring about,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request;

  * e.g., " ... nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argue,

•  bring around,

•  convert,

•  convince,

•  gain,

•  get,

•  induce,

•  move,

•  persuade,

•  prevail (on or upon),

•  satisfy,

•  talk (into),

•  win (over)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to have a price of;

  * e.g., " ... the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cost,

•  fetch,

•  go (for),

•  run,

•  sell (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in drops, shoots down;

•  Synonyms : 

•  blows away,

•  drops,

•  picks off,

•  shoots down,

•  drills,

•  guns,

•  plugs,

•  pops,

•  shoots,

•  blazes,

•  peppers,

•  potshots,

•  snipes (at),

•  blasts (at),

•  fires (at),

•  pistols,

•  shotguns,

•  machine-guns,

•  tommy-guns,

•  croaks,

•  destroys,

•  dispatches,

•  does in,

•  fells,

•  ices,

•  kills,

•  slays,

•  annihilates,

•  blots out,

•  butchers,

•  decimates,

•  massacres,

•  slaughters,

•  wipes out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begets,

•  breeds,

•  brings,

•  brings on,

•  catalyzes,

•  causes,

•  creates,

•  does,

•  draws on,

•  effects,

•  effectuates,

•  engenders,

•  generates,

•  induces,

•  invokes,

•  makes,

•  occasions,

•  produces,

•  prompts,

•  results (in),

•  spawns,

•  translates (into),

•  works,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request;

  * e.g., " ... an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around "

•  Synonyms : 

•  argues,

•  brings,

•  converts,

•  convinces,

•  gains,

•  gets,

•  induces,

•  moves,

•  persuades,

•  prevails (on or upon),

•  satisfies,

•  talks (into),

•  wins (over)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to receive as return for effort;

  * e.g., " ... she's bringing in good money selling houses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquires,

•  attains,

•  bags,

•  captures,

•  carries,

•  comes by,

•  draws,

•  earns,

•  gains,

•  garners,

•  gets,

•  knocks down,

•  lands,

•  makes,

•  obtains,

•  procures,

•  pulls down,

•  realizes,

•  reaps,

•  secures,

•  wins

•  Antonyms : 

•  forfeits,

•  loses

1: to carry through (as a process) to completion;

  * e.g., " ... the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplishes,

•  achieves,

•  carries off,

•  carries out,

•  commits,

•  compasses,

•  does,

•  executes,

•  follows through (with),

•  fulfills,

•  makes,

•  negotiates,

•  performs,

•  perpetrates,

•  prosecutes,

•  pulls off,

•  puts through

•  Antonyms : 

•  adventures,

•  compromises,

•  endangers,

•  gambles (with),

•  hazards,

•  imperils,

•  jeopardizes,

•  perils,

•  risks,

•  ventures

2: to remove from danger or harm;

  * e.g., " ... had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bails out,

•  delivers,

•  rescues,

•  saves

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences "

•  Synonyms : 

•  begets,

•  breeds,

•  brings,

•  brings about,

•  catalyzes,

•  causes,

•  creates,

•  does,

•  draws on,

•  effects,

•  effectuates,

•  engenders,

•  generates,

•  induces,

•  invokes,

•  makes,

•  occasions,

•  produces,

•  prompts,

•  results (in),

•  spawns,

•  translates (into),

•  works,

•  yields

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to express (a thought or emotion) in words;

  * e.g., " ... he ever so casually brings out the names of celebrities with whom he's supposedly buddy-buddy "

•  Synonyms : 

•  articulates,

•  enunciates,

•  passes,

•  says,

•  speaks,

•  states,

•  talks,

•  tells,

•  utters,

•  verbalizes,

•  vocalizes

•  Antonyms : 

•  de-emphasizes

2: to make more apparent;

  * e.g., " ... a blue scarf would bring out the color of your eyes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accentuates,

•  emphasizes,

•  italicizes,

•  stresses,

•  underlines,

•  underscores

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to bring to maturity through care and education;

  * e.g., " ... it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breeds,

•  fosters,

•  nourishes,

•  nurses,

•  raises,

•  rears

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to present or bring forward for discussion;

  * e.g., " ... I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broaches,

•  introduces,

•  moots,

•  places,

•  raises

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to bring (something) to a standstill;

  * e.g., " ... wasn't expecting the operator to bring up the carnival ride so suddenly "

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrests,

•  catches,

•  checks,

•  draws up,

•  fetches up,

•  halts,

•  holds up,

•  pulls up,

•  stalls,

•  stays,

•  stills,

•  stops

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)